Asylkhan Tolepov

A universal story about the freedom of the human spirit and the struggle against slavery and despotism, about love, loss and betrayal. It is seen through the eyes of simple Kazakh kids and teenagers.

The story of a boy whose childhood fell on the difficult war and post-war years. The film will tell about the formation of personality, character, attitude of the child, about the first disappointments, about the birth and realization of his dreams.

Well digger Ensep decided to increase the payment for his work and get rich. Pride and vanity seized his soul, and he takes orders only from rich and noble clients. At this time, Karakalpak appears in their village, who moved with his family from Khorezm. Karakalpak digged up the deepest well in the steppe for a small amount of money. As a result, his fame spread across the steppe, and all the customers slowly pass from Ensep to him. All the time Ensep looks for a chance to dig the deepest well than Karakalpak, and glorify his name again. The main idea illustrates that nature usually take revenge on a human being, if he crosses the line of the unauthorized. There is a limit to the ability of a person, and he must feel, if he goes beyond or down the line, something irreparable might happen.